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Lesson Objective: Children will practice counting to fifty with movement and rhythm.Song: Rockin’ To 50Lesson Includes:

– Lesson Script (1page)– Mp3 Song– Lyrics And Movements Page (1page)– 2 Visual Aids (6 pages)– Bridging Activity (2 pages)– Activity Sheet (1page)– Parent Guide (1page)– Home Activity (2 pages)– Movement Video (Mp4 Video)

Early Learning Strands:– Mathematics– Social Studies

– Number Sense, Counting to 50– American History: 50 States

Academic Vocabulary: nifty, fifty, count, half, hundred, states

Sight Words (Dolch/Brigance): well, a, and, it, you, to all, the, to, I, know, that, not, have, this, make, of, how, are, there

Teaching Strategies:– Fluency– Academic Vocabulary– Rhyming

Movement Strategies:– Gross Motor– Cross Mid-Line

– Cardiovascular– Rhythmic Coordination

Additional Supplies Needed:– 50 straws

Numbers – Counting To 50

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Numbers Extension - Counting To 50“Rockin’ To 50”

Lesson Objective: Children will practice counting to fifty with movements and rhythm.

Interactive Dialogue• Ask the children, “Do you think we can count to 10?” Everyone

count to 10 together (using 10 straws). How about 20? “Do you think we can count to 20?” (As a group or team count 20 straws into 2 piles of 10 each). Repeat question with 30, 40, and 50. (Place the straws in groups of 10 as you are counting.)

• Spend time questioning the children about which number follows 10? 20? 30? 40? Show them that 5 piles of 10 add up to 50 using the straws.

• Use the number flash cards to build 1-50 on the board. Affirm that 50 is a big number. Try clapping 50 times. Jumping 50 times.

• Ask the children if they can think of anything else where there might be 50 of the same things i.e. jar of 50 jelly beans, bag of popcorn with 50 puffs, box of 50 crayons, etc.

• Ask the children if they know how many stars are on the American flag? How many states in the US are there? Can they name any of the states? Use the Visual Aid pictures of the American flag and the United States.

• Pass out 50 small white stars evenly to the children in the class. Have the children place the stars on the board while counting each star together as they appear on the board.

• Using the lesson Bridging Activity 1-50 sheet, have the children create their own set of mini flash cards and use for further classroom discussion.

• Listen to the song Rockin’ To 50 and have the children observe as you do the movements.• Invite the children to learn the song and movements. Have them repeat the movements as you say

the words to the song. Play the song and have the children sing and do movements. Repeat.

Recommended Booklist

• McGrath, Barbara. The Cheerios Counting Book.

• Pallotta, Jerry. Underwater Counting: Even Numbers.

• Pallotta, Jerry. Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers.

• Ryan, Pam Munoz. One Hundred is a Family.

1. Make a poster by collecting 50 toothpicks, cotton balls, ear swabs, dried macaroni noodles, and other small objects and gluing or taping them to poster board.

2. Count to 50 with the children “alternating turns.” (i.e. you say “1” the children say “2,” you say “3” the children say “4.” . . . )

3. Have the children practice writing the numbers 0-9 on 3x5 cards. Then, arrange two cards together and ask a child what number it is. (i.e. take the 4 card and the 5 card, put them together to make 45).

4. Place a small bag of jelly beans or M&M’s in a jar. Take guesses as to how many candies are in the jar. Then, count them together to see who had the best guess. The winner gets to divide up the candy!

Related Activities

LYRICS MOVEMENTSMusic Intro . . . .

Well, we’re gonna learn a song and it sounds real nifty.It’ll help you learn to count all the way to fifty.I know that it’s not easy and it doesn’t always rhyme.I’ll bet you’ll have to sing this song well, 50 times!We’ll make it fun . . . learning to count to fifty.

Pretend to play an instrument (electric guitar, drums, piano, etc) to music.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, we’re half way to fifty.

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.

On each number, alternate between feet spread shoulder width apart, jumping to feet criss-crossed with right foot crossed in front, jumping to feet spread shoulder width apart, jumping to feet criss-crossed with left foot crossed in front. Sing number with song as doing movements. Spin around at “half way to 50” and “50.”

50! It’s a song about fifty.50! Well, what’s half of a hundred?50! How many states are there?50! Well, whattaya know!50, 50, 50!

Pretend to play an instrument (electric guitar, drums, piano, etc) to music.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, we’re half way to fifty.

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.

On each number, alternate between feet spread shoulder width apart, jumping to feet criss-crossed with right foot crossed in front, jumping to feet spread shoulder width apart, jumping to feet criss-crossed with left foot crossed in front. Sing number with song as doing movements. Spin around at “half way to 50” and “50.”

50! It’s a song about fifty.50! Well, what’s half of a hundred?50! How many states are there?50! Well, whattaya know!50, 50, 50!

Pretend to play an instrument (electric guitar, drums, piano, etc) to music.

Rockin’ To 50Lyrics & Music By: David Burba; Performed By: Loren Lay

A bow bow bow . . . . Make a dramatic bow and strike a freeze poise at the end.

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Numbers Extension - Counting To 50Visual Aids

For full page versions, open 05a_Counting_To_50_Visual_Aids_1.pdf and 05b_Counting_To_50_Visual_Aids_2.pdf files.

Instructions: Project file on a screen OR print on card stock 50 stars, the American Flag and the United States map. Cut each item out, laminate if desired, and attach a magnetic strip or Velcro on back of each item for use on a magnet or felt board.

Numbers Extension - Counting To 50Bridging Activity

For full page versions, insert ABC’s & Much More Companion Data CD and open the Groovin’ Guitars/Counting To 50 folder.

Instructions: Print 1 page for each child on 8½”x11” card stock. Have the children color each square a different color in a pattern (i.e. all numbers ending in “0” blue, or all even numbers green, etc.) while saying the number. Have them cut along outside edges of each number and use as small flash cards.

Instructions: Print 3 pages of the 0 & 5’s; print 15 of numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4; and print 5 of numbers 6, 7, 8 & 9 on card stock and cut along outside edges of each number to make number cards, laminate if desired. Attach a magnet strip or Velcro on back of each item for use on a magnet or felt board. Build the numbers 1-50 combining two numbers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

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Numbers Extension - Counting To 50Visual Aids

For full page versions, insert ABC’s & Much More Companion Data CD and open the Groovin’ Guitars/Counting To 50 folder.

Instructions: Project file on a screen OR print on card stock 50 stars, the American Flag and the United States map. Cut each item out, laminate if desired, and attach a magnetic strip or Velcro on back of each item for use on a magnet or felt board.

Numbers Extension - Counting To 50Bridging Activity

For full page versions, open 06_Counting_To_50_Bridging_Activity.pdf file.

Instructions: Print 1 page for each child on 8½”x11” card stock. Have the children color each square a different color in a pattern (i.e. all numbers ending in “0” blue, or all even numbers green, etc.) while saying the number. Have them cut along outside edges of each number and use as small flash cards.

Instructions: Print 3 pages of the 0 & 5’s; print 15 of numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4; and print 5 of numbers 6, 7, 8 & 9 on card stock and cut along outside edges of each number to make number cards, laminate if desired. Attach a magnet strip or Velcro on back of each item for use on a magnet or felt board. Build the numbers 1-50 combining two numbers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50